[TYPO3-core] Changed back-porting rules

[Markus Klein]

Hi!

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I remember a discussion about changing the way of backporting patches, a
> modified Gerrit hooks and not using topics anymore, but I can't find the
> thread anymore.
> 
> I have look at that section in the wiki:
> 
> http://wiki.typo3.org/Contribution_Walkthrough_with_CommandLine#Back
> porting_a_change_to_other_branches
> 
> Is that up to date?
> 
> Is it correct that:
> 
> a) we don't set the topic anymore?
Correct
> b) we don't do a commit --amend to remove the ChangeId?
Correct
> 
> Furthermore the page says that you can just use the cherry-pick command
> from Gerrit that does everything for you, which is not true (it does not
> remove the ChangeId, nor the Reviewed-by lines). Right?
True, that changed with an update of Gerrit. These extra lines have to be removed by hand again (unfortunately).
The Wiki has to be changed accordingly.

> 
> Cheers
> 
> --
> 
> Francois Suter
> 

Kind regards
Markus

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Markus Klein
TYPO3 CMS Active Contributors Team Member